Romanengo is the most famous confectioner in Italy. Founded in 1780, it has been sought after for its sugar-coated almonds, its varieties of candies and chocolates. Everything is set-up like in a museum and it is said that the recipes are still the originals, carefully stored away in a safe. Seven generations.
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Out of more than 230 historical places, almost 100 have been run by the same family for more than two generations, and some for as many as five. These include the Ristorante Osteria di Rubbiara, in Nonantola, Modena, the Hotel Royal Victoria in Pisa, Ristorante Checchino in Rome, and Hotel Croce Bianca in Canazei, Trento. Some have been run for six generations: Hotel Alla Posta in Caprile-Alleghe, Belluno, Pasticceria Pansa in Amalfi, Salerno, and Antica Trattoria Suban in Trieste; others even for seven, like the Grapperia Nardini on the famous bridge at Bassano del Grappa, Confetteria Romanengo in Genoa, the Gran Caffè Renzelli in Cosenza, and Ristorante Erasmo in Ponte a Moriano, Lucca.
